Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) and Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ:GMBLP) Head-To-Head Analysis

Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ:GMBLP) and Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Esports Entertainment Group and Rush Street Interactive”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Esports Entertainment Group	$16.05 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rush Street Interactive	$801.55 million	2.97	-$18.31 million	($0.17)	-62.24

Esports Entertainment Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rush Street Interactive.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.8% of Rush Street Interactive shares are held by institutional investors. 56.9% of Rush Street Interactive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Esports Entertainment Group and Rush Street Interactive, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Esports Entertainment Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Rush Street Interactive	0	2	4	0	2.67

Rush Street Interactive has a consensus target price of $11.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.55%. Given Rush Street Interactive’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rush Street Interactive is more favorable than Esports Entertainment Group.

Profitability

This table compares Esports Entertainment Group and Rush Street Interactive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Esports Entertainment Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rush Street Interactive	-0.84%	-12.45%	-6.42%

Summary

Rush Street Interactive beats Esports Entertainment Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Esports Entertainment Group

Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. operates as an iGaming and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, EEG iGaming and EEG Games. The EEG iGaming segment operates iDefix, a casino platform. The EEG Games segment operates ggCircuit, a local area network center management software and services for managing mission critical functions, such as game licensing and payments; and creates esports content for distribution to the betting industry. The company was formerly known as VGambling, Inc. and changed its name to Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. in May 2017. Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. is based in St. Julian's, Malta.

About Rush Street Interactive

Rush Street Interactive, Inc. operates as an online casino and sports betting company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and rest of Latin America. It provides real-money online casino, online and retail sports betting, and social gaming services. In addition, the company offers full suite of games comprising of bricks-and-mortar casinos, table games, and slot machines. The company markets its online casino and sports betting under BetRivers, PlaySugarHouse, and RushBet brands. Rush Street Interactive, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.